September 25, 1975 –
Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album Wish You Were Here, goes No. 1 om the Billboard Album Charts on this date.
During the final mixing sessions of this song in June of 1975, Syd Barrett wandered into the studios, ready to help out. He was fat, bald, and as crazy as they remembered, but they let him stay for a while. David Gilmour didn’t recognize him at first – they hadn’t seen him in years. When someone tried to break the ice by asking Syd how he had put on so much weight, he maniacally replied, “I’ve got a very large fridge in the kitchen, and I’ve been eating a lot of pork chops!” That was the last time any of the Pink Floyd members have seen him.
